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Definition of tuxedo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tuxedo

noun
 
/tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/
 
/tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/
(plural tuxedos)
(also informal tux
 
/tʌks/
 
/tʌks/
)
(especially North American English)
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  1. (British English usually dinner suit)
     a black or white jacket and trousers, worn with a bow tie at formal occasions in the evening
    • He went to pick up his girlfriend, dressed in a tuxedo and carrying a red rose.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • formal
    • traditional
    • double-breasted
    • …
    verb + tuxedo
    • rent
    tuxedo + noun
    • jacket
    • pants
    • shirt
    • …
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  2. (also dinner jacket)
     a black or white jacket worn with a bow tie at formal occasions in the eveningTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • formal
    • traditional
    • double-breasted
    • …
    verb + tuxedo
    • rent
    tuxedo + noun
    • jacket
    • pants
    • shirt
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginFrom Tuxedo Park in New York, where it was first worn.
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